Horse nose guard



Dec. 27,1927. g1, c. e. CHRISTIANSEN Q uonss uoss GUARD Filed Dec. 9.1926 g'wventoz Patented Dec. 2'7, 192?,

crinrsrran e. orinrsrmnsnn, or FINGAL, Non'rn DAKOTA.

Honsn nosn GUARD."

Application filed December '9, 1925. Serial No. 153,659.

This invention relates to certain improvements in horse nose guards;and: the nature and objects orthe invention will be readily recognizedandunderstood by those skilled in the artin the light of thetollowingeX- plana'tion and detail description of the ac companyingdrawingsillustrating what I, at present, consider to be the preferredembodiments or mechanical expressions of my invention from among"-variotis other forms, arrangements, combinations and construe tions,oiwhich the invention is capable within the spirit and the scopethereof.

The invention is primarily directed to those types of nose guards forhorses employed .as a protection {or and against certain species-0tflies and other insects which attack and bite or stingia horses monthand nose,

and which are met with in certain sections of the United States. Aparticular type iot such nose guard is formed of leather or othersuitable flexible materials, but with such types experlence in use hasdeveloped certain disadvantages and ineiiiciencies therein,

among which may be mentioned, particularly, the tendency or possibilityof the nosegnard being displaced "from I proper position by movements ofthe horse to thus-expose the going difiiculties and disadvantages, aswell as certain others, are overcome and practically eliminated so as tosecure a maximum of protection for the horses nose, whlle retaining thedesired characteristics simplicity of construction with low cost ofmanufacture, and durability in use.

A further object of the invention is 'to-provide a nose guard of thegeneral type referred to, which is so designed and constructed as toeliminate possibility of displacement from position on the horses noseby movements of the horse or shaking of its head, all without. bindingor causing discomfort to the horse, orhampering or obstructing thehorses trils and free. natural breathing.

g A. further object of the invention resides in the provision of a horsenose guard of the desi tor protecting the horses nose or requiring DOS-and mouth from the attacks of flies or insects, which is so designed andarranged asto permit of its beingmounted in position ona horses nose andattached to bridles of various types and designs, thus giving the guarda wide range-of usefulness, without calling for special type or designof bridle, or other special means for attaching the guard in position. lVith the foregoing and certain other objects and results in view, whichother objects will be readily apparent to; those familiar with this artfrom the following explanation, the invention consists" in certain novelfeatures in-construction and in combinations and arrangements of partsas will be more fully referred to and specified hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying. drawings, l is a view in side elevationof a horses head with a nose guard of the invention mounted in positionover and protecting the mouth and nose ofthephorse, and attached to abridle on the horses head 7 Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation of thenose guard of Figil removed from mounted position on the horses head.

A form of the invention is disclosed in the accompanying drawings purelyby way of example and, not of limitation for the purpose of explainingand presenting the various features of the invention. In this form oithe invention, a nose guard; embodies and includes a leather, or othersuitable flexible material, 1 month receiving and protecting member 1,which in the present instance decreases in' width toward its. oppositeends where it terminates in the decreased relatively narrow widthstrapiorming ends'8. Art the central portion. of the lower side of themember 1, spaced slits or cuts are formed therein and tthe member isthen folded into J-shape with the opposite reduced width end portionsthereof spaced apart to form the sides of the member, and" the centrallower portion between the slits or cute is drawn in together or rivetedor otherwise secured to form the tucked or upwardly extending portion 1of the member. This member so formed, is designed and arranged to fitover and receive the horses mouth as will be clear from Fig. 'i. of thedrawings.

A nose encircling strap or band term is provided with he str 8 of member1 secured thereto at opposite sides thereof, so that this noseencircling strap is disposed extending upwardly above and downwardlybelow the strap ends 8 and the member 1. Any suitable or. desiredfastening or attaching means such as the ring 7 are provided at theouter ends of the strap portions 8 by which the nose guard can bereadily attached to a bridle or other head gear on the horse, as willbeexplained hereinafter.

A curved or arcuate flexible material jaw receiving and protectingmember 5,is provided extending across and between and secured toopposite lower sides of member 1, spaced rearwardly and upwardly fromthe tucked portion 1 of the lower end of the member 1. A strap 4 extendsrearwardly between and is connected to jaw receiving member 5 and thelower section of nose encircling strap 3, centrally of these members Jand forming a rearward continuation of jaw receiving member 5 toincrease the area thereof, as well as to maintain the lower section ofstrap 3 properly positioned from and with respect to member 5 and themouth receiving member 1. A nose protecting and covering member 2 issecured, extending between the upper forward central portion of nosemember 1, and the central portion of 'the upper section of noseencircling strap 3,

so that this member 2 forms a continuation of mouth receivmg member 1,while at the same t1me, ma1nta1n1ng and properly posii tioning the uppersection of strap 3, spaced from the mouth receiving member 1.

Preferably, although not necessarily, the above described membersforming the nose guard are made of leather and suitably riveted or sewedtogether to provide the necessary strength and durability for thedevice. lf desired, strings or thongs 6 can be provided attached atspaced intervals to the upper section of strap 3 at opposite sides ofthe nose member 2 so as to extend or depend loosely across and over thebreathing or nostril space 6 between member 2 and the nose member 1, asclearly shown in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.

A nose guard of the invention, constructed and designed as abovedescribed, is mounted and attached in position on and protecting horsesnose and mouth as indicated in Fig.

1 with the horses mouth received in the 7 member 1 which extends overand along opposite sides of the horses nose. The strap or band 3 fitsover, around and completely encircles the horses nose, with'the nosepiece or member 3 extending over and along and protecting the upper sideof the nose, while the member 5 fits around and receives the Tower orunder jaw of the horse to cover and protect the same, which protectionis in creased by the jaw strap 1 extending rearwardly to strap 3. Thenose guard is se- In this manner and by. this construction andvarrangement, the nose guard is adapted to attachment of various typesand designs of head gears which is an important feature in view of thefact that no standardized type of bridle is employed. .It will here benoted,

referring now to Fig. 1, that the'horses nostrils are disposed and liewithin the spaces 6, between mouth piece 1 and nose piece or member 2 topermit of free, natural breathing of the horse, while the strings orthongs 6 depending across these openings will prevent flies fromentering the same and attacking the horse. By the provision andarrangement of the nose encircling band or strap 3, forming in effect anendless strap, not onlyare the vari ous members forming the nose guardattached thereto and maintained in the proper spaced relation thereby,but all possibility of the nose guard being displaced upwardly, as forexample by shaking of the horses headis eliminated, which feature andfunc tion is assisted materially by the lower jaw strap a, as will bereadily understood. This is an important feature of applicantsinventionas such type of nose guardis ofno practical utility if it can bedisplaced by the horse, for the minute it becomes displaced, the lowerjaw' and mouth are exposed to the attacks of the flies or insects andthe purposes for which such device are employed are thereby defeated.

A device of the invention is or extremely simple and inexpensiveconstruction" enabling it to be readily formed from leather or othersuitable flexiblematerialto result in a. device which will withstand thestrains and abusesto which it is placed in use and last for aconsiderable length of time.

It is also evident that various other forms, arrangements, combinationsand construetions might be resorted to without departing from the spiritand the scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myselfto the exact andspecific disclosureshereof.

Desiring to protect my. invention in the broadest manner legallypossible, what I claim is: v

1. In a horsenose guard, a mouth receiving and protecting member, a noseencircling strap, said mouth member secured at its opposite spaced sideends to opposite sides of said encircling strap, a nose covering memberextendingfrom the upper side of said mouth member to thejupper side ofsaid encircling strap, a lower jaw receiv'ng member extending across andbetween he spaced lower sides of said mouth member,

and a aw protecting member extendingrean Wardly from said jaw receivingmember to receiving member extending across the under the lower side ofsaid encircling strap. side of said mouth member between the 10 2. In ahorse nose guard, in combination, a spaced sides thereof, and a memberextend- 7 month receiving and protecting member tering from theintermediate portion of said minating in spaced opposite side ends, anose .jaw member rearwardly to and connected encircling strap, thespaced ends of said with the lower portion of said encircling mouthmember secured to said encircling strap. strap at opposite sidesthereof, a lower aw CHRISTIAN G. CHRISTIANSEN.

